catamenia
Americannoun
plural noun
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Origin of catamenia
1745–55; < New Latin < Greek katamḗnia, neuter plural of Greek katamḗnios monthly, equivalent to kata- cata- + mḗn month + -ios -ious
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The other did not marry, and although not a dwarf, was under-sized; she had her catamenia every third week.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
She worked in a man's sustained way, ignoring all demands for special development, and essaying first to dis-establish, and then to bridle, the catamenia.
From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Clarke, Edward Hammond
They have the following custom when they have their catamenia: the wives withdraw from their husbands, or the daughter from her father and mother and other relatives, and go to certain small houses.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)
He says also that the catamenia generally appears about the time they are expected, or later, and very seldom earlier.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
I am assured by some persons of credit, that if they are touched, or even approached, by a woman in her catamenia, they infallibly expire.
From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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